Consfrucfion Starts On Five New Shop Buildinss For FJ C By BILL JOHNSON
Construction started Tuesday on all five of the new Fresno Junior College technical and industrial division buildings on the University Ave. campus after the Fresno City Board of Education approved the plans of the lowest bidder at a special meeting Monday.
Edwin C. Dann, an
assistant
superintendent of the city schools, statert .the total cost of the Þro-
ject will be $1,670,000.
The target date for the comPletion of the buildings, stated Robert P. Hansler, the divislon's dean, has been set for Feb. 2, 1959. Unified Campus
He said the completion of buildings
will give
the
Flesno Junior
College a unified campus and will enable the division to offer a number of ner¡¡ progFams in technical and industrial education.
The R. H. Long Construction Company of Fresno submitted the Iowest bid of $1,283,000 for the five
ond Joy Bretney, left, receive $I00 vice president qnd generol counsel for the Bcrnk of crwqrds from Sqmuel Americc¡, during q dinner in Son Frqncisco ot the Sir Frcrncis Drake Hotel. They porticipoted in the bo¡k's second qnnuql junior college business qwqrds progrom designed to encouroge Photo business cqreer studenls. (See story on pcge t, col. I.) BÄ,NK OF ÃMERICA A\MÄRDS
Shoron Cummings
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buildings. The board also approved $100,000 for equlpment. Other money in the $1,670,000 total ha"s been allocated for acquisiton of
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24, 1958
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Josepn R. King, a tr'resno Jr¡nior
L. H. Hansen, $1'380'000; th" I Colt"e" speech ¿eecher and student Barnes Constructlon Comp¿ny, I council advisor, w&s one of four 91,380,000; and R. Pedersen andlFresno city teacherq selected by g9-n-,$r,f-1-ligp',.. -. .. , . -., -- ,.lth"¡r. feucyi Íacultx.5,rnåBb9Ë=eê Cne lô:w -'inòp b.un.lirìæ wtup;;;;h;ñi;t=iä:;
Are+s WiU De,oret'ee,^ welddrafting, machine | *'" *". selected by members of auto nechanlcs, .bodv Receive $100 O n U niv er sìty Avenue Cqmpu s Íng, It¡" FJC faculty as the FJc cholce nittli;; fender, electronics, ln. iõSZ-¡S school year. Fresno Junior College President Stuart M. White stated cablnet, caroentn¡ aircraft. diesel, parking \¡¡as one of four instruc' King be use large area will no longer able to the students Ban'k Awards directly east of Del Mar Ave., because of the construction roofing, S"o""- | tors. in the city- schnol system.to
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Two Fhesno Junior College busl-
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ness students received. the Bank of carnpus. America $100 awards APr. 17, 4t a \{'hite added
in the St. Í'rancis
Hotel
Nominat¡ons Gommltte,e Lleted
The ¡ominating commlttee from
FJC were Stuart M. White, President; Archie Bradshaw, dean of students; Miss Ethel McOormack, dean of the business'tllvislon; Miss
Gertrude Stubblefietd and ltancis Svilich, instructors.
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that Del Mar Ave. will be closed during the construction work and that eventually it will'be closed completely. in San l'rancisco. The area of construction will include the entire square The students were JaY B' Bretnotrh and south between University ney and Sharon Cummlngs, who block which is situated Ave. and Weldon Ave. and eâst and west between San Pablo are both majorlng .ln buslness ad' Ave. This will result in San Pablo Ave. being closed part of mitristra.tion at Í'JC. the time. Miss Cummings and BretneY White urges all students who drive to school to attempt were judged on scholarshiP, Per- to arrive at school five or ten minutes earlier because they sonality, and extra-currfcular activ' will have to park at a greater distance due to the increased ities within and off the campus. shortage of parking spaces within the immediate campus banquet
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or rhis rveek, he *.as Petitions 'are avarlable eflectlve I again honorett at the Lions Club today for asplrants for student I Teachers Appreclation Day lunchbody offices for the spring semes- I eon in the Hotet Californian. The ter. The petitioDs are available in I latter was held in observance of the admisslons office. I pubtic Schools WeÞk. area. Candidates must return petltions The FJC president said that he realizes the parking situ- to the admisslons offlce, no later The tr'JC instructor holds a ation in the campus area is critical, but he added that every- than May 1. Slgnatures of 35 or masters degree from the UniverHe thing possible has been done to alleviate at the present more FJC students are required to sity of Southern California. began hls teaching career at the time. make eacb petition valid. He stated that the large parking area directly across from Leonard Wood, commissioner of junior college tn 19¿9. He previously tâught at Fresno State ColRatcliffe Stadium is available to all students. elections, has appointed Margaret lege and Reedley Junior College. White asks that the students cooperate and observe the
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Christensen, Edward Souza and the two students present parking restriction and that they also maJ<e the best Sharon Wallem to serve as the gte.aterdistance parking areas ata from election committee. Wood is chairto San f'rancisco was Miss Mc- possible use of those man of the group. Cormack and Gervase Eckenrod, the school. A rtbminations assembly will be the business division counselor. held ln the auditorium May ? at Banker Relates Prdgram PurPose Pasadêna 9:30 ÀM. Students will vote for John H. Becker. manager of the the candidates of their choice on bank's program, said that the PurMay 14 antl 15. pose of the progra,m is to Promote The newly elected student body interest in industry as a career. The Pasadena City College a caP- Created" and. Psalm 150 will be president, vice president, secreta¡y, junior col- pella .q,bout 60 of the state's choir will present a ProSxam sun8. treasurer, and other officers and leges participated' Ken Pipes, the student body representatives will be installed of new and famillar sougs for the This is the second Year the Bank Fresno Junior College at 1 PM to' president, wfll introduce Tborsen. May 22 at the Sierra Sky Ranch. of America Award haS been in day in the UniversitY Àve. camPus the assembly has been arranged existence. The winners last Year auditorium. by Kathy Sharum, student council were tr'elix .Aycock, Jr. of Clovis David O, Thorsen, the choir's commlssioner of assemblies, and Veterons Club Elects New and Dorothy Rubald, trtesno. director, saitt the 80 voice choir Mrs. Kay Seagraves, the dea¡ of Officers, Representotives The newly organlzed Veterans S. Cla¡k Belse, president of the will sing sacred and secular music, 'women. tr'ollowing the assembly wiil be a Club elected lts officers at a meetstatewide bank, sta,ted of last feature a male quartet, and several year's awards that never before in soloists, The quarfet includes Steve reception for the ehoir in the fac- lng Apr.17, Those elected are the business world have there been Hamilton, Robert Peters, Gerald ulty luncheon room from 2 to 4 Milton D. McCoy, president; Wilgreater opportunities for Young Richardson, and Richard Milins' PM. The Fine .A,rts Club will spon- liam Long, vice presldent; Phil Pierson, secreta.ry; Elson Bruce, "Dry Bones" will be their Princi' sor the reception, men and women. Thorsön is director of choral treasurer; Greg Whftney, ser"We hope the Dr¡slness awards pal song. Neg¡o spirituals, such as "Set music at the Pasadena City Col- geant-at-arms; Albert Cunningprotxam will direct the attention of the junior college student to Down Serva¡t," will adal greatly to lege, which has 4,500 students. He ham, social chairman; and Carthese opBorunities a¡d stimulate the progtam. TheY will also sing is a member of the summer muslc men A. Eanni, Chuck Vanderford, interest in business 4ntl intlustry ^A,merican folk songs, such as "A- faculty at the San Dlego State and Richard Dillon, representatives to the exec¡¡tive board. Round the Corner." "Salvation is College. as career fields," he said. A,ccompanying
College A Cappella Choir To.Present Assembly Program Today
King ls also state faculty coorfor the California Junior
dinator
College Student Government Association.
The CJCSGA is plannins to holtl their fall conference at FJC during November. King \ryill be in charge of the arrangements. Carl Rustiglan, president of the faculty ótub and an tr'JC instructor, was in charge of the election. This is an annual event.
CAlEilDAR OF THE WEEK Apr.29 12:30
PM AWS rehearsal for
fashion show, audltorium May 1 12:40 PM ÄIpha Ganma Sigma meeting, M-117
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1 PM A\üS Board,
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7:30 PM AWS Past Fresident reunion May 10 ÀM Tennis, Reerlley, thero 11 ÂM Baseball, Hancock, here 3